Defying the Courts: Trump's Legal Battles and Our Fight for Justice

Assembly Required with Stacey Abrams

Crooked Media

Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 March 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

The Trump Administration is openly defying the courts, racking up over 100 federal lawsuits due to its tyrannical actions. Trump and his allies have continuously sidestepped and ignored federal judges issuing multiple injunctions to reign in his power. From flouting a judge’s order to reverse the deportation of 250 Venezuelan immigrants without due process to unlawfully detaining and attempting to deport green card holders, this administration is pushing the boundaries of executive overreach. Stacey is joined by Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward, to examine the state of our legal system and break down some of Trump’s most significant legal battles. Then, Stacey sits down with Mandela Barnes, President of Power to the Polls, to discuss the upcoming Wisconsin Supreme Court race—an election that could be the most pivotal of 2025.

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1:18.8	Welcome to assembly required. I am your host, Stacey Abrams. Before we begin, I want to talk about the state of affairs in the United States. In the past few weeks, we've heard lots of polysy terms
1:25.3	to define where we are or to warn about what's happening to America.
1:31.1	We've heard oligarchy, autocracy, constitutional crisis, pseudomonarchy.
1:37.6	But the most apt description of what has happened over the past few weeks is tyranny.
1:45.5	The unrestrained exercise of power or authority.
1:49.3	And the United States is subject right now to acts of tyranny.
1:56.5	And let's keep in mind that the U.S. is the world's oldest, continuous democratic nation.
2:02.7	Not the second, not the third.
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